Ori And The Tree Of Hate

Chapter 1: The Tree

It had been a long time since Ori had saved Niwen from Decay, he himself had said that he had almost sacrificed himself to save Niwen but hope had arisen at the last moment., what happened in Willow that day only Ori and Seir know... After that many residents of Niwen migrated to Nibel, Ori liked to spend a little time on each of the islands, currently a small moki village has been established on Nibel with Sein's permission, Ku had matured a great deal since the events on Niwen, Ori also matured a lot he improved his skills and powers and over time he became one of the strongest spirits of Nibel.

At the moment...

Ori and Ku were having a Race in the forest, this was something quite common they did since Ku's wing was healed, she always teased Ori saying she was faster and he replied equally, so the two bet a Race to settle the argument, usually Ori always wins and this time Ku had chosen a very different place from the usual one, she chose Misty Woods which was a very confusing and dangerous place, but as the lantern was on So the danger not too much, she had specifically chosen misty Woods because she was already training for this moment and right now she was ahead of Ori in the race

Ku(POV):

I was very euphoric, for the first time I was winning

Let's not lose focus!

I was trying to stay focused but my lull was broken by Ori walking past me waving a stupid smile

WHAT?! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! THE FOREST CHANGES RANDOMLY EVERY WEEK! there's no way he knows the right route!

I was frustrated and flapped my wings as fast as possible to try to keep up but it was no longer possible to reach him at that moment

Not again... Now he'll be bragging that he's faster! Damn it...

I was upset because my efforts had been in vain.

Ori(POV):

I jumped from branch to branch until I reached a pile of roots that was our finish line.

Another easy win, the place doesn't matter, I always win no matter what

As I keep a wry smile on my face I look around to catch a glimpse of Misty Woods

Misty Woods is really pretty and scary at the same time, but no time to watch the scenery and time to win this race

When I grabbed the next branch it ended up breaking which made me fall face down in the mud so I get up and spit out some dirt

What the fuck, This forest is full of dry and strange trees, I need to be more careful when I'm around here

I wipe my face and continue my way to a big gray tree that was the finish line, quickly I ran up and got there first.

Very easy

As I knew that Ku would take a while I lay down at the foot of the tree to rest a little, but as soon as I lay down I heard something

"ori..."

It sounded like someone whispering, so a little confused I asked

What? Is there someone here?

"ori... help me..."

I knew Misty Woods could drive someone crazy but I didn't know it was that instantaneous.

Very confused I decide to try to find the source of the voice, I look around, look at the tree and look around it when i noticed something, under a root there was a hole, it was small but i could pass

Maybe someone fell in there

As I approach the hole I feel a strange aura and a shiver down my spine, getting closer I try to look to see what was there, as I watched the voice continued to whisper

"ori..."

Hey? Is anyone there?

I was about to get in there when I felt someone talking in my ear.

I'm here...

I jumped back scared and when I saw who was talking, I saw Ku laughing a lot

Ku: OH MY HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Ori: HaHaHa... really very funny

Ku: YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN YOUR FACE HAHAHAHA

I just rolled my eyes

Ori: at least i didn't lose the race

Her smile instantly faded.

Ku: that wasn't fair! You knew the way!

Ori: Do you want to Race with someone who is a pro at evading monsters while taking a totally unknown path, and still want to win?

She just frowned and turned her back to leave, even though she's grown up she acts like a child sometimes, but i was still intrigued by the hole and that mysterious whisper but i just ignored it and followed ku out of the forest

Enquanto isso...

???(POV):

Damn... He's gone... damn Ku, just a little longer and my plan would be
working out!

But... The seed of curiosity has already been planted... He'll come back here out of curiosity at some point, and I'll guarantee that myself!

Returning to Ori and Ku...

Ori(POV):

As I walked away from that tree I could see what looked like dark smoke emanating from that hole.

I need to know what's there!, Maybe some monster or someone who needs help, I need to know

Ku(POV):

I've noticed Ori a little weird since we left Misty Woods, he seemed pretty thoughtful, so I decided to ask him.:

Ku: Ori are you ok?

Ori: hmm! Sure! I'm fine, why the question?

Ku: it's just that you've been a little weird since we left Misty Woods and I was worried about you

Ori: don't worry about it

I swallowed hard at his reply, but I had no proof that anything strange had happened so I just continued on my way home.

Arriving home it was already dark, we had the brilliant idea of ​​going for a sunset run, our house had changed a lot since I was little, Gummo had done a whole second floor with a telescope and everything she needs and also had a "flight path" for me, there was also a tree house close to our house that I asked Gummo to build myself, in general the house looked 2x bigger than before, we entered and saw the mother putting the fruit harvest in baskets

Ori/Ku: Hi Mom

Naru: hello dears, glad you arrived it was already getting dark and i was worried

Ori: Mom I already said you don't have to worry, you know we can take care of ourselves

Ori said in an ironic tone

Naru: I know honey, but I still worry, but now I think you better go to sleep, it's getting dark

Ku: ok mom

Me and Ori then ate some fruits, because that run made us hungry, and then we went to sleep

Ori(POV):

Tomorrow I'm going to explore that place, there's something very strange down there, that presence I felt was so... Familiar...

???(POV):

Ori... You will be my salvation, and together we will end this island once and for all!